Harder Water = More Expensive Water Softener?
A rainsoft water teatment sales came to our house and did some water test 2 days ago. He told us we have really hard water – 26. Therefore, those water softeners sold in Sears or Homedepot won’t work for our house. We should buy an expensive one(4500$) from him to fix our hard water pb. Is that true that if the water is very hard, those regular water softener (like those costs couple of hundred) won’t work well ?
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December 25, 2009 @ 3:34 pm
no, any name brand water softener will work. try to get one that regenerates on volume of water used not on time, it will save you money and salt. do not fall for saltless softeners, they are a scam. have a professional install it and have them set it and inform you of a maint. schedule. they are relatively maint. free aside from adding salt and testing to extend regeneration times. you may have a hardness of 26 but you should realize some people dont like really soft water. some people complain about a feeling that soap wont rinse out of their hair. if someone in your house is good with home repairs they could do it them selves. softeners arent rocket science. water goes through a giant filter full of resin (tiny plastic balls), when they get full of crud from your water the softener uses a brine solution to backflush the filter then it clean rinses to get rid of the salt taste. its supposed to do this at night while you sleep. it usually does this every 3-4 days. maybe sooner maybe longer depending on use.
December 25, 2009 @ 9:33 pm
It’s best to do your own test, because these guys can swatch things around and make it look bad. You can take a sample of your water to the department of agriculture and they can test it for you. I’m fairly sure you can buy just about any water softener.
December 26, 2009 @ 4:07 am
I really don’t think you need the more expensive system. If your water is really bad, it could translate in to what ever system you buy,even the Rainsoft, won’t last as long. Or at least may need more filter material replacements over the years. Those salesmen aren’t there to let you think everything might be alright. They’re there to sell you something. $4,500 seems like too much. The answer to any question is more research. And you have started your research by asking here. I wish I knew of a good neutral source of facts on softeners, but I don’t. Hopefully someone here can provide better direction for you.
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